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Development and Validation of a Symptom Scale Specific for Ascites Accompanied with Cirrhosis: The ASI-7

OBJECTIVES: Ascites markedly affects the quality of life of patients with cirrhosis; however, there is currently no scale to measure the symptoms of ascites. We developed a scale to measure ascites-specific symptoms according to psychometric procedures. METHODS: A team consisting of specialists deve...

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Autores principales: Onishi, Yoshihiro, Wakita, Takafumi, Fukuhara, Shinichi, Noguchi, Yoshinori, Okada, Mitsuru, Sakaida, Isao, Sasaki, Yutaka, Kobayashi, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24500340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ctg.2013.20